Sunday 20 July 2025

2025 Shabelle offensive

The Somali National Army and African Union forces, primarily Ugandan troops, abruptly withdraw from the towns of Sabiid and Anole, after al-Shabaab militant group recaptures these locations, which are situated approximately 40 kilometres southwest of Mogadishu in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region.

Crime & Justice

Ecuador extradites José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of the Los Choneros cartel, to the United States where he faces federal charges related to drug trafficking.

2025 Japanese House of Councillors election

The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito lose their majority in the House of Councillors, marking the first time in LDP's 70-year history that it leads a coalition in the Diet without a majority in either house.

2025 Japanese House of Councillors election

Japanese citizens vote for 125 of the 248 members of the House of Councillors, the upper house of the National Diet.

Disasters

Seventeen people are killed and 11 others are missing in torrential rains in South Korea.

Disasters

Six people, including a pregnant woman, are killed in a fire on the passenger ferry KM Barcelona 5 just before it reaches Sulawesi, Indonesia.

2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings

At least 85 Palestinians are killed while attempting to access aid across the Gaza Strip.

Terrorism in Egypt

Egyptian police kill two suspected militants belonging to the Hasm Movement, an affiliate of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, during a raid on their hideout in Giza. One passerby is also killed.